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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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